Sea Turtle Research Program (STRP), Marine Biology, SCUBA
STRP participates in international coastal cleanup day Ms. Jim and 6 students from the STRP program joined in support of International Coastal Cleanup Day at Spencer State Park on Sunday. They assisted in the cleanup, weighing and classifying the trash and running games for the public. Below are a few picture from the day’s activities. …
HONU HEALTH ASSESSMENT At Mauna Lani Bay (10/24/23) 10 HPA STRP students, Laura Jim and Marc Rice joined Pi’i, Nahoku and Ethan at the Mauna Lani Auberge Resort to capture, tag and health assess honu in the waters fronting the resort properties. We were able to capture 11 honu and all of them appeared to …
WEEKEND BOAT DIVE WITH KOHALA DIVERS On Sunday, 10/22/2023, SCUBA instructor Laura Jim took 10 HPA SCUBA club students on a two tank boat dive with Kohala Divers out of Kawaihae. The weather was good and everyone had two great dives. Below are a couple of group pictures and some macro-images that we shot by …
Fishing line recycling is working!! During our latest visit to 7 of our fishing line recycling tubes we were pleased to see that several of them were filled. They are an important service to the community and the environment. So far, the recycling program, led by Laura Jim, has collected over 4 miles of line… …
3RD ANNUAL SEA TURTLE WORKSHOP (OCTOBER 6, 2023) Laura Jim, Marc Rice and Maile Mons traveled to Hawaii Pacific University (Honolulu) to attend the 3rd Annual Sea Turtle Workshop. Laura Presented a talk (Stranding Response Program: An Opportunity for Education, Community Building and Engagement). Below are some photos of Laura’s presentation and the conference. Laura, …